Fabric for wall decoration and other purposes



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PATENT THOMAS STRAHAN, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,191 dated July 6,1886.

Application filed March 29, 1886. Serial No. 197,027. (Specimena) To allwhom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, THOMAS STRAHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chelsea, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improved Fabric for Wall Decoration orother Purposes; and I hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.-

My invention has for its object to produce a cheap and beautifulimitation of silk or satin damask hangings; and it consists in a fabricfor wall decoration or other purposes composed of cotton, linen, orjute, having its surface first dyed or tinted to form a ground, and thencalendered to produce a smooth lustrous surface to simulate silk orsatin, and having the desired design subsequently printed, stamped, orstenciled upon said calendered surface in color alone, or, if preferred,printed, stamped, or stenciled in varnish or other suitable adhesivesubstance, afterward covered with flock, whereby a perfect imitation ofsilk or satin damask "is produced, as hereinafter more particularly setforth.

In carrying my invention into effect I take cotton cloth of any suitableor desirable weave, cotton duck, linen, or jute, and after dyeing ortinting the same to produce a ground of any desired color or shade, Ipass the same through calendering-rolls a sufficient number of times torender its surface smooth and lustrous, thereby causing it to closelyimitate silk or satin. I next produce the required ornamental design onsaid calendered surface by printing, stamping, or stenciling the same incolor, whereby a perfect and beautiful imitation of silk or satin damaskis produced; or, in lieu of color, varnish or other suitable adhesivesubstance may be, employed and the same covered with flock in awell-known manner. Where a thin woven fabric is employed, I prefer toprovide the same with a backing of paper united thereto by glue or othersuitable adhesive substance previous to placing the design upon itsopposite surface. This paper may be of the ordinary description; or awater-proof paper may be used to prevent dampness from striking throughto the outside of the fabric and removing or impairing its luster. Thispaper backing imparts additional stiffness to the fabric, whichfacilitates the handling of the same in the operation of highlyornamental appearance, thus rendering it possible to produce ininexpensive materials novel and beautiful effects hitherto unattained.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl 1. As a new article of manufacture, a fabric for wall decoration orother purposes, composed of cotton, linen, or jute, having its surfacefirst dyed or tinted to form a ground, and then calendered to produce asmooth lustrous surface to simulate silk or satin, and having thedesired design subsequently printed, stamped, or stenciled upon saidcalendered surface in color alone, or in varnish or other suitableadhesive substance, afterward covered with flock, whereby a perfectimitation of silk or satin damask is produced, substantially asdescribed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a fabric for wall decoration orother purposes, composed of cotton, linen, or jute, having its surfacelirst dyed or tinted to form a ground, and then calendered to produce asmooth lustrous surface to simulate silk or satin, and having thedesired design subsequently produced thereon, as described, incombination with a backing of paper applied thereto, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

Witness my hand this 22d day of March, A. D. 1886.

THOMAS STRAHAN.

In presence of P. E. TEscHEMAcHnR, GEORGE A. SMITH.

